Sony Xperia Z3 Plays It Safe: Is It Still a Top Flagship or Has It Sunk?

The Z3 continues the tradition of double sided glass and a metal edging while also improving the ergonomics which gives it a uniquely premium feel among the other premium smartphones out there. And don’t forget, even with the premium material, the Z3 is water and dust resistant so you can run through the desert and then take a shower with it. For the rest of us, that means if we accidentally drop it in the toilet or on the ground, we won’t have anything to worry about.
Sony Xperia Z3 Plays It Safe: Is It Still a Top Flagship or Has It Sunk?
The photographer holds up a Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone at the Sony stand at the 2014 IFA home electronics and appliances trade fair in Berlin, Germany on Sept. 5, 2014 .Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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The Sony Xperia Z2 is a really nice smartphone, I was lucky enough to get my hands on one for a review. The Z2 looks good, feels better, performs wonderfully, and is water resistant. It was the iPhone of Android but better. Apparently, Sony believes the Z2 was so good, it didn’t need much of a change.

The Z3 is testament to that fact as it doesn’t see a boost in specifications. In fact, the Z2 and Z3 are almost identical in every way. Perhaps Sony wishes to expand its visibility in the US by having another smartphone (along with the mini version and tablet) in the market before the furor has completely died about the previous one.

Not such a terrible idea as I believe the only thing holding Sony back is that lack of visibility. I still remember the shocked look people would give me when I was using the Z2 because they had no idea it even existed. But this is about the new generation: the Z3. Has Sony really done enough to warrant a sequel to the fantastic Z2?

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Sony Xperia Z3 (Courtesy of thegadgetflow.com)
Sony Xperia Z3 Courtesy of thegadgetflow.com